BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.3893@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20120915T000000Z DTEND:20120915T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-justify: inter-ideograph\; text-align: justify\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;">\n<span style="font-size: small\;"><span style="fo nt-family: Times New Roman\;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;">The Consulate General of Japan will present <span style="mso-fareast-language : JA\;">a free performance of Iwami Kagura\, a dynamic form of ancient Jap anese dance renowned for its splendid costumes\, amazing special effects\, pulsating drum rhythms\, and melodic flute. Iwami Kagura was originally p erformed by Shinto priests at the yearly autumn festival as a sign of grat itude to the Shinto gods for their help in producing a bountiful harvest. <span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;">This performance will mark the fi rst time this art form has been showcased in Atlanta. Th<span style="mso-f areast-language: JA\;">e tour consists of a group of thirteen performers a nd musicians from the Iwami Kagura Shinwa-Kai in Masuda City\, Shimane Pre fecture. \n<span style="font-size: small\;"><span style="font-family: Time s New Roman\;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-f areast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;">\n<span st yle="font-size: small\;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;"><spa n style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA \;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-fareast-lang uage: JA\;">\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;">Date: <span style="mso-tab- count: 1\;">&nbsp\; <span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style=" mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Saturday\, September 15\, 2012 at 7:00 pm\n\n<p st yle="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;">Cost:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\;& nbsp\;&nbsp\; <span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-ta b-count: 1\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Free admission (Seating is first-come first-served<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;">)\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;">P hone: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; 404-<span style="mso-fareast-la nguage: JA\;">240-4300\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;"><span style="ms o-fareast-language: JA\;">Email: <span style="mso-tab-count: 2\;">&nbsp\;& nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp \; info@aa.mofa.go.jp<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;">\n\n<p style ="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;">Website: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; http://www.atlanta.us.em b-japan.go.jp/kagura.html\n\n<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt\;">Location: <s pan style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;& nbsp\; 14th Street Playhouse\n\n<p style="text-indent: 0.5in\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in\;">173 14th Street NE\, Atlanta\, GA<span style="mso-fareas t-language: JA\;">\n\n<span style="font-size: small\;"><span style="font-f amily: Times New Roman\;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span s tyle="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;" ><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA\;"><span style="mso-fareast-languag e: JA\;">\n\n DTSTAMP:20240420T003430Z SUMMARY:Iwami Kagura: Riveting dramatic interpretation of ancient Japanese myths URL:/en/events/2012/09/15/iwami-kagura-riveting-dramatic-interpretation-of/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR